Description | Deeds to Scarsdale Brewery, Chesterfield, 1752-1958, Stanhope Arms, Bretby, 1921-1984, Irongates Hotel, Derby, 1907-1979, and George Hotel, Hathersage, 1857-1992; Photographs of public houses in Glossop, all displaying the Chesters sign |
Administrative History | Found 1742 by Samuel Whitbread, in partnership with Godfrey and Thomas Shewell. By the 1780s it had become the largest brewery company in the world, and in 1799 adopted the name Whitbread & Co Ltd. |
Custodial History | These records were deposited in Derbyshire Record Office by Whitbread plc of London in August 2001. |